Obituaries

A native of Toronto, Canada, he was a Peninsula resident for seven years.

He retired from the Air Force in 1982 after 28 years service and was a Catholic.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred C. Baker; one son, John C. Baker III of Frederick, Md.; one sister, Shirley B. Trayling of Toronto, Canada; two brothers, Ken Baker and Charlie Baker, both also of Toronto; and one granddaughter.

A funeral will be held at 8 tonight in Umphlett Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 7 until the service.

Burial with military honors will be at 11 a.m. Friday in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell.

A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Isaac Johnson. Burial will follow in Pleasant Shade Cemetery. Family and friends will assemble at 1429 24th St., Newport News, by 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Survivors include one nephew, James Crocker of Petersburg, and eight other nephews, five nieces and two aunts.

A funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Mount Ararat Baptist Church by the Rev. J.B. Tabb. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. The body will be placed in church at 12:30 p.m. Family and friends will assemble at 1082 Stewart Drive, Williamsburg, by 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

The body may be viewed from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday in Whiting's Funeral Home.

J. BROOKS BUDERUS

NEWPORT NEWS - A graveside service for J. Brooks Buderus, 44, who died Sunday, April 9, will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Hampton National Cemetery, University section, by the Rev. W. Robert May.

Other survivors include one daughter, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Diuguid Funeral Home Chapel, Lynchburg. Burial will be in Fort Hill Memorial Park.

BERTHA S. GRIFFIN

NEWPORT NEWS - Bertha S. Griffin died Monday, April 24, in her home.

She was a native of Reidsville, N.C., and Peninsula resident for 50 years.

She was a member of Greater Walters A.M.E. Zion Church and served as pulpit aide member.

Survivors include her husband Ben Griffin; one son, Curtis Rucker of Newport News; one sister, Maggie Wheeler of Reidsville, N.C.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in Franklin Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. E.M. Wilson. Burial will follow in Pleasant Shade Cemetery.

JAMES E. HILLMAN

NEWPORT NEWS - A funeral for James Edward Hillman, 58, who died Sunday, April 23, will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by Bishop Marc Johnson. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to American Cancer Society, 618C J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News 23601.

Umphlett Funeral Home is in charge.

LUCILLE A. JONES

HAMPTON - Lucille A. Jones, 74, died Tuesday, April 25, in her home.

She was a native of Attica, Ind., and Peninsula resident for 15 years.

She retired from Columbia Record Company, Terre Haute, Ind., in 1974 after 15 years service.

Survivors include two daughters, Mona Harding of Hampton and Verna Tanoos of Baton Rouge, La.; one son, William V. Jones of Hampton, with whom she made her home; two sisters, Thelma Mattick of Terre Haute, Ind., and Anne Yurckah of Clinton, Ind.; one brother, George K. Helms of Huntsville, Ala.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Richard Holley. Burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight in the funeral home.

LUTHER G. MITCHELL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Luther Glenn Mitchell, 58, director of group visits for Colonial Williamsburg from 1964 to 1973,died Monday, April 24, in Elmore County, Alabama.